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'Goswn'v cAsTLE, or AvA, NEW YORK.

HEEL-BAND FORABOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of. Letters Patent lNo. 325,730, dated September 8, 1885.

Application ined June 29, 1885. (Nomea-1.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Beit known that I, Goswnv CAsTLE, a citize of the United States, residing at Ava, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heel- Bands for Boots and Shoes; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, andexact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accom# panying drawings, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved heelband for boots and shoes, the object being to provide an encircling band for boots and shoes which may be used upon all kinds, grades, and qualities of shoes for strengthening the same, and increasing their usefulness and durability; and the invention consists of a metallic band provided with ahorizontallyprojectingilange for attachment to theheel and several vertically-extendin g ears or flanges for attachment to the uppers. y

In the annexed drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is a perspective of the heelband, and Fig. 2is a vertical section of a shoe and the band attached thereto, showing its mode of attachment. y

-Like letters designate like parts in both views.

A represents the body or main portion of my improved heel-band, which encircles the heel of the boot or shoe, and is constructed of iron or any other suitable metal, and of a shape to conform to the shape of the heel upon which it is to be placed. Extending horizontally outward from the straight portion of this main part Ais a ange, a, slightly concaved on its upper surface, if need be, to adapt it to the shape of the outer sole of the shoe to which it is to be attached; and extending upward from the mainv part A, near where the flange a branches out, are two other ilanges, b b, of a height equal to or about the same as the height of the main part A. These ear-shaped flanges are inclined outward slightly, if need be, and serve to give strength and support to the back part of the shoe above and around the heel. Also, this main portion A has a rear upward flange or projection, c, which gives the shoe support at its extreme rear. Allthese flanges, a, b b, and c, are perforated with a greater or less number of apertures for the insertion of the screws, rivets, or tacks by means of which the heel band is bound to the shoe.

In Fig. 2 it will be clearly seen how the bandis secured to the shoe by the screws passing through these apertures.

The advantages of providing a shoe with this band are many. It serves to greatly strengthen the back part of the shoe. It also `strengthens the shank,\vhich it keeps in posi tion as well.

Light boots and shoes can be made without 'any stiffening, so thatA the back portion of them will be as easy and comfortable as the front part. Thus materialV and labor will be saved. This band will steady the front part and prevent its working forward. It binds together all the parts which are situated about the heel, and causes the shoe to retain its shape as long as it lasts and is it for use. Especially is it valuable for use upon my improved shoe, patented May l2, 1885, No. 317,724, which has a sole extending only from toe to heel. By putting on this shoe my hori zontally and vertically flanged band I bind all the parts about the heel so firmly together that they cannot be separated by very great strain. l

My band adapts a shoe for the roughest usage, and is of advantage to be placed on the shoes of all persons whose labor is such as to require them to be much out-of-doors and to walk upon rough ground and upon stones and rocks; but it may be also placed upon neater and more elegant shoes, for it can be made of any size and weight and suited to every style and grade of shoe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Y Patent, isy 1. A heel-band for boots and shoes, consisting of the band A, encircling the heel and secured thereto, and. having ahorizontallyextending ange, a, and perforated verticallyof the shoe and supporting the same, substanextending flanges b b and c, substantially as tialiy as and for the purpose specified. 1o shown and described. In testimony lwhereof I ax my signature 2. The combination, with a boot or shoe, of in presence of two Witnesses. 5 a band7 A, completely encircling the heel, and Y GOSWIN CASTLE.

provided with flange a, attached to and sup- Vitnesses: porting the shank, and perforated vertical C. S. GRIFFIN, flanges b b and c, secured to the back portion J. E. BUL'BY. 

